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Samshvilde (village)
Village in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდე, Armenian: Սամշվիլդե, also Շամշուլդա, Shamshulda)[2] is a village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. It is located 4 km south of the town of Tetritsqaro and 2 km north of the ruins of the medieval town of Samshvilde. The village was founded by a group of Armenians in the early 19th century and named after the nearby historical locale.[3]
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Samshvilde
სამშვილდე | |
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Village | |
![]() Samshvilde in 2010 | |
Coordinates: 41°30′58″N 44°29′27″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kvemo Kartli |
Municipality | Tetritsqaro |
Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 443 |
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The environs of the village, on the middle Khrami River, are a protected area as the Samshvilde Canyon Natural Monument.[4]